Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1890, Page 7

OCTOBER 30, 1890—TEN PAGES. MANY BISHOPS HERE. The Supreme Board of the Methodist Church in Session. A GATHERING OF NOTED MEN. —_—->—— Sixteen Shepherds of the Great Methodist Flock AT THE METROPOLITAN CHURCH. — ‘There was a glow of crimson and an agree- ably tempered atmosphere in the lecture room ef Metropolitan M. E. Church this morning. Many-hued sunlight streamed through the stained windows and danced over the furniture, which bad been appropriately arranged to ac- commodate the greatest ecclesiastical gather- ing possible to any one religious denomina- tion—the board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church. The hour of meeting pre- scribed for themselves by these dignitaries was 10 o'clock, and long before that arrived every- thing was in readiness. Kev. Dr. Corey, pastor of Metropolitan, bad been busy supervising and reerranging. and before the first bishop arrived be was ready to receive him. READY FOR THE BISHOTS, ‘There was novelty in the plan by which the room was made ready. Fifteen desks and as many chairs had been ranged in a semi-circle facing the platform. On each desk was a pen and holder, a pencil, ink, blotting paper, « 1 supply stationery, and such letters and papers ax had been mailed to meet the bishops at this point. Commeneimg at the right band of the presiding bishop the desks arranged in the following order: Bishops N =a Fitzgerald, Fowler, Walden, Foss, M Bowman, Foster, Warren, Hurst, Nind Mallslieu, Vincent, Joyce and Goodsell. Bishop Andrews had a larger desk than any of bis episcopal brethren; he is sec- retary of the board, so he is not in the semi- circle. His desk i* im front of the platform and Bishop Andrews faces the center of the Walnut and a concave. Necessarily the sec- retary has more peper and more books around him than any of the cthers, and be also Fejoices in the possession of a call bell with which he cau sumaon the janitor, if be so desires. HOW THEY ARRIVED. First to arrive was Bishop Fitzgerald, Dr. Corey shook hands with him and then turned to welcome Bishop Andrews. Bishop Nindé was closely followed by ame the senior ecclesias~ Ts as he is vener- with asaichel, o clock, and so did jandfui of letters, next and op Fe o had a big nted aro old iecture room,” said Bishop entered the spartment with been f. r for #0 many years, cone I know of, w momente— " He laid bie papers on bis desk = the httle company nt matutinal remarks, rk when Bishop Goodsell iiiest ond least bishop-like of all Five minutes later Bishop and at 10:10 Bishop Vincent ejaculating piers it was just Wo made his appea THE DOOR WAS SHUT. Bishop Gootdseli then ascended to the presi- dent's chair and said that the time had arrived for the opening of the semi-annua: meeting. Wherenpou those who were not members of retired to the sidewalk—vand the iffeult to find eleven finer- looking combinations of the mental and physi- cal than those who participated in the work of the first session. Clear-eyed, every one of n, and with the highest form of intellect ped on every face. One of the somewhat rities noticed was the uni- form smoothness and softness of their voices. THE ABSENTEES. The absentees, who are expected momenta- rily to arrive, are Bishops Merriil, Foster, War- ren, Mallalieu and Joyee. Neither of the mis- sionary bishops—Taylor and Thoburn—will be here. The former is in Africa, the latter in India, BISHOP BOWMAN, Senior in tho episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church is Thomas Bowman, who was elected to hia honor: in 1872. Bishop Bowman was born in Berwick, Pa. on July 15, 18:7. His preliminary educa- quired at Wilbraham and Cazenovia 1 from the latter he went to He graduated with first ad two years later entered the 1841 he was married to Miss Matilda Hartrian of York. Pa. For ten years he was prince ot Dickinson Seminary and then for fourteen y $ president of Indiana Asbury University. In these positions, as in nehes of Methodism, he rendered aable nature. From he received the degrees of 4 LL.D. Obio Wesleyan Uni- rredon Lim the degree ef D.D. member of the Baltimore, East Baltimore. Southeast Ind.ina and North In- Giana conferences, 3 Dickinson Colleg honors in 1% Ministry. In BISHOP FosTER. Bishop Randolph 8. Foster was elevated to his present position in 1872 He was born Febru- ery 22, 1820. in Williamsburg, Clermont county, Ohio, and was educated at Augusta College, Kentucky. At the age of eighteen years he en- tered upon the work of the itinerancy, being Feceived into the Ohio conference. For three jears he was presideut of the Northwestern Umiversity and he might afterward have been President of Troy University, but he declined the honor. In 1363 he became professcr of systematic theology in Drew Theological Semi- Bary and when, two years later. Dr. John McClintock's death left “the president's chair vacant, Dr. Foster was lected prastion’. Ohio esieyan University gave him the degrees of A.M. aud D.D., while the Northwestern Uni- versity made im an LL.D. He is the author of “Christian Purit, ‘Beyond the Grave,” “Centenary Thoughis for the Pew and Pulpit of Methodism.” « valuable work on systematic theology, numerous controversiai papers on Calvanism and other literary productions. He was married to Miss Sarah A. Miley. He has been member of the Ohio, New York and New York east conferences. 18FO! ews. Bishop Edward G. Andrews is not a stranger to the people of this city, called to the high office he now holds in 1 and has always been most popular both in a! out of the church. He was born in New Harte ford, Oneida county. N.Y., August 7, 1825. Hi was graduated from Wesleyan University is 1847, and in the following year wa. admitted to the Oneida From 1854 to 1864 he was connected with the Oneida Conference Seminary as professor for two years and as principal for the remainder of the time. Then he returned to pastoral work,Stamford.Conn.. being his new field of labor. From Counecticut he removed to Brooklyn, where he served, with much ac- ceptation, three of the largest churches in that city. In behaif of Methodist missions in Europe and Asia he has traveled extensively. Wesleyan University gave him the degrees of on and A.M.; Genesse College made him BISHOP MERRILL, - A distinguished debater and xn able writer is Bishop Stephen M. Merrill. He hus been a bishop ever since i872. His native place is Mount Pleasant, Jefferson county, Ohio, and he was born September i6, 1825. His parents subsequentiy removed to Greenfield, in the same state, and there. in 1815, he was first licensed to preach. ‘In the following year he entered the Obio conference and as a preacher proved himself to be maguetic nnd convincing. The general con- ference ‘elected him editor of the Western Christan Advocate, a position for which he was eminently fit The degree of A.M. was con- ferred on him by Indiana Asbury University. Bishop Merrill's ability asa writer is clearly shown bya number of literary productions, among them being “The New Testament Idea of Hell,” “The Second Coming of Christ,” and numerous works on Christien baptism. Kingston, N. Y., is the native place of Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, he baving been born there January 17. 1834 He was elected bishop in 18 In 1854 he was graduated from Wesleyan versity, and until 1857 was professor and principal in Amenia Seminary. He entered the New York conference in the lat- ter year, and in 1859 was transferred to New York east conterence, i which he remained until 1865. when he was transierred to the New York conference. For ten years he was a most successful preacher and pastor, and then he was elected president of Wesleyan University. Under his manage- ment the institution prospered exceed- ingly in every way, and there was very general regret expressed by those most interested in Wesleyan when he was called away to the duties and honors of bishop. Bishop Foss has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Mary E. Bradiey and his second one Miss Amelia Roberteon, His alma mater honored him with the degree of D.D., and that of LL.D. was bestowed by Cor- nell College, BISHOP WARREN. Orator, educator and author is Bishop Henry W. Warren, who has been of this highest churehly rank from 1872. He was born at Williamsburg, Mass, January 4, 1831. and re- ceived his education at Wilbraham, Mass., and Wesleyan University. From the latter institu- tion “he was graduated in. 1853, and during the next two years was pro- fessor of natural science at Amenia Seminary, New York, and professor of ancient languages at Wesieyan Academy, Wilbraham. In 1855 he entered the New Eugland confer- ence and in 1871 he was transferred to the Philadelphia conference. For nine years he preached in Philadelphia and Brooklyn with marked success and then he became a bishop. Bishop Warren has always been remarkable for his eloquence and his persuasive powers. Wesleyan University bestowed on him the de- gree of A.B. The degree of D.D. came from Dickinson College. One of Bishop Warren's works ‘Recreatiot Astronomy” has wide pularity, while his “Sights and Insights; or. Knowledge by Travel” is a book of entrancing interest. BISHOP HURST. An educator in all that the word implies and an author second to none in the Methodist con- nection is Bishop John F. Hurst, who first saw daylight in Dorchester county, Maryland, Au- gust 17, 1834. His right to the episcopal title dates from 1880. When he was twenty yeurs of age he was graduated from Dickinson Col- lege, aud then for two years he was a teacher in Hedding Institute. A desire to travel and to study took him to Germany, and there he completed bw theological studies in the universities of Halle and Heidelberg. He entered the Newark conference in 1858 and in 1866 was pry ag eg of the theological department of the Mission Institute at Bremen, Germany. Here he remained until it was plain that he was needed on this side of the Atlantic. Then in 1871 he became professor of historical theology in Drew Theological Semi- nary and a year later succeeded Bishop Foster as president of the institution with remarkable success. Bishop Hurst. whose residence is in this city, is an author of wide sc Hi “flistory of Rationalism” is a standar. “Bib! Th numerous works are “Life and Literature in the Fatherland,” and. with Rev. G. R. Crooks “Theological Encyclopedia "| Bishop Hurst has also translated H. ch iistory of the Church in the Eighteenth and eteenth Centuries” foreign works of value. The originator and of the Methodist National University, which is to be located in this city. To the gigantic task of building this the earlier years | he is of his episcopacy was spent here. I> was | 1658 ving much energy. He married, Catherine Elizabeth La a whose influence and aid he ascribes mi his success. friends in this city, died a few months deeply regretted. hits! _.. BISHOP MALLALIEU, Born in Massachusetts, with Hugaenots and Puritans for ancestors, Bishop Willard F. Mallalieu could hardly be otherwise than re- ligious. His native place is Sutton, Worcester county, and he arrived there December 11, 1828. Since the general conference of 1884 he hgs been a bishop. His preparatory education was derived from the common schools and from the East Greenwich and Wilbraham acad- emies, Then followed a full course at Wesieyan University, from which he gradu- ated with honorx, In 1858 he entered the New England conference = and from then antil 1882 was a most popular pastor and pulpit orator. Very numerous and tempt- ing were the inducements held out to him to fill the pulpits of other denominutions and to fill positions of prominence and profit in edu- cational institutions, but they were all put aside, In 1882 Dr. Mallalicu became presiding Ider of the isoston district and he was per- forming the duties of that office when he was requested to come up higher. He has traveled aud was and ix a frequent and welcome con- tribntor to Methodist periodicals, BISHOP WALDEN. On February 11, 1831, John M. Walden was born on a farm in Lebanon, Ohio, In 1834 he was elected a bishop, His early life was spent in agricnitural pursuits and im the acquirement of as much education as wus within his reach, While clerk ign small store be prepared him- self for admission to Farmers’ College and in 1852 was graduated from that institution, Teaching, newspaper enterprive, membership in the Ohio legislature and the arduous labors of state superintendent of public instruction occupied his time until 1858, when he was ad- miited to the Cincinnati conferonce. His rise to prominence was rapid, He became corre- sponding secretary of the Western Freed. men's i Aid and was of je wax elected agent of the Western Book Con- cern and was three times re-elected, He w: an active member of the ecumenical confe: ence, which met in London in 1881, and hi written much, aad lectured more, on the bene- fits of temperance and education, BISHOP NINDE. William X. Ninde was born in Cortland, N.Y., in 1832, and fifty-two years later he was elected bishop. He was educated.at Wesleyan Univer- sity and was graduated therefrom in 1855, In the following year he was admitted to the Black River conference, and in 1861 he was transferred to Cincinnati, Nine years later he beeame a member of the Detroit conference, and while stationed in Detroit added much to his reputation as a pastor and preacher. In 1873 he was elected to the chair of practical theology in Garrett Bib- lical Institute and six years afterward was elected president of the institute. Bishop Ninde established himself 4s a popular writer during a tour of Europe and the east im 1868-69. OF this he wrote most saterestingly to the Meth- odist papers of this country, He is naturally an orator and an address delivered by him in the ecumenical conference in 1881 is a truly re- markable production, beautiful in thought and in language. Hi degree of D.D. came from Wesleyan University, BISHOP FOWLER. The only one of the Methodist bishops that ever owed allegiance to a foreign power is Charles H. Fowler, but he was not so situated for any length of time, He was born in Bur- ford, Canada, August 1, 1837, and when but four years old went, very naturally, with his parents when they fed to Illinois, When feurteen years of age became a student in Rock River Seminary. Early in 1855 he entored Geneseo Wesleyan Seminary (now Syracuse Uni- vervity), and in the fallof the same year was enrolled in Genesee College, from which he was graduated in 1859 with the highest honors in his class, The law waa his choice as a fession and he commenced the study of its principles, but conversion changed his course and he entered, in 1860, Garrett Biblical Insti: tute, graduating therefrom in i861. In that same year he was admitted into the Rock River conference and speedily became eminent as & reacher. He was ciected president of the Northwestern University in 1866. but declined the honcr; it was again offered him in 1872 aud he accepted. In 1876 he was elected editor of the Christian Advocate and in 1830 was chosen one of the corresponding secretaries of the Missionary Society. He became bishop in 1884. BISHOP XEWMAN. A New Yorker by birth, but so long @ resi- dent of the national capital as to be easily termed a Washingtonian, is Dr. John P. New- man, created bishop in 1888. He first opened his eyes in New York city September 1, 1826. He was educated at C: ovia Seminary, and 1849 entered the Oneida conference, since when he has been a member of the Troy, New York, Mississippi and Baltimore conferences. Dr. Newman's cloquence was of the highest order from the beginning of his career bis Mra. Hurst, who had many warm | of Newman became pastor fan Church im this city in 1800, and coeval with that was six years of gine as labors. Dr. ecumenical conference which met in non in 1881. He was serving his third term st Metropolitan Church gen was elevated he oe aap Bishop Newman is suthor of many valuable works, Principally of interest to the biblical archwolugist, notable among the books being “Thrones and Palaces of Babylon and Nineveh.” His degree of D.D. was bestowed by the Baptist Universit: Rochester, N.Y., and that of LL.D. came the Grant Memorial University, BISHOP VINCENT. was educated in Milton and Lewisburg acado- mies, in the preparatory department of the Lew- isburg University aud in the Newark Wesleyan Institute at Nowark, N.J_ The New Jersey an- nual conference received him in 1353 and since then he has been a member, principally of the Rock River conference. That he was a ‘ker and is is evident. He established the North- western Sunday School Quarterly in 1865 and The Sunday School Teacher in 1866. In the same year he was appointed agent of the Sunday School Umion of the M. E. Churei Two years afterward ho was elected se retary of the Sunday School Union. Thea he commenced to become nationally famous. Ho was four times recalied. His trave!s in Europe and the Holy Land have been extensive and of great general value, Bishop Vincent's literary work is well known, some of biz best books be- ing: ‘Little Footprints in Bible Lards,” “The Churchchoo! and its Officers,” “The Modern Sunday school,” “The Revival Revival,” “Better Not” aud “The Chautauqua Movement.” With Mr. Lewis Miller as aco- laborer Dr. Vincent organized the Chautwuqua work in 1874, and on this maguificent founda- tion his other work must rest, He was elected bishop in 1888, BISHOP FITZGERALD. Fifty-two years ago James N. Fitzgerald was born in Newark, N.J., and just as he was pass- ing the half century mile stone the general conference called him to the highest honor it can bestow. Bishop Fitzgerald was educated for the law at Princeton. Then he read the stat- utes in the office of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (afterward Scecretary of State in the adminis- tration of President Arthur.) In 1858 the young lawyer was admitted to the bar, and for three years thereafter he preached, having for a@ time Chancellor Runyon of New Jersey as an associate. In 1861 he was converted during a great revival which was then in progress in the Central M.E. Church in Newark, and in the following year joined the Newark conference, He advanced .steadily until he stood in the front rank as preacher and pastor. In conference work—local and general—he was a most valuable aid. He was elected recording secretary of the missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1881, and in that position evinced ability which was rewarded by his well-earned advancement. BISHOP JOYCE. Bishop Isane W. Joyce worked his way mto the ministry through difiicuities that would have daunted most men. He was born in Ham- ilton county. Ohio, und spent the first twenty years of his hfe on'« farm, All available time Was used in the pursuit of knowledge and in preparation of a theological nature, He was admitted to the northwest Indiana conference, on trial, in 1859, and was a success from the beginning. He soon became kuown as a model pastor and there was always great demand tor him, and he held many of the mor charges in Cincinnati, his transfer to the latter conference taking place in 1880, By appointment of the bishops he was sent to rep- roxent the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States at the general conference of the Methodist church of Canada in 1886, » position for which he was peculiarly adapted. De Pauw University gave him the degree of A.M. and Dickinson College awarded the degree of D.D. Dr. Joyce was elected bishop in 1888, important and in northwest Indiana BISHOP GOUDSELL. UBishop Daniel Ayres Goodsell was born at 8 Newburg, N.Y.. on November 5. 1840, hii father being the Rev. Buel Goodsell, a Meth dist divine of great power and popularit ‘The bishop received his education at the New York University and became a member of the New York east conference in 1859. Brooklyn and Connecticut have known him best as a pastor. but it is as an administra- tive official and editor that he made himselt famous. In 1887 he was elected editor of Zion's Hersil at Boston, but before he took up the duties of that office he was chosen recre- tary of the board of education of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, | tiers he was very suc- cessful. For more than eight years he was the faithfal, painstaking and pleasing literarv editor of the Christian Advocate, So popuiar 18 he that when elected delegate to the conference which made him bishop (1833) the vote was much greater than any ever given a delegate in all the history of the New York exst confer- ence, Wesleyan University of Middletown, Conn,, conferred on him the degree of D.D. BISHOP Tarr0r. ‘The ‘missionary bishops” -re not present at of ‘om Bishop John Heyl Vincont, of Chautauqua fame, isa man of such physical and mental activity that a sketch of his life must here be necessarily most incomplete. He calls Ala- bama his birthplace, having been born in Tus- caloosa February 23, 1832. His parents moved to Northumberland county, Pa, six years later’ and the little boy went along. He this meeting. They are controlled by circum- stances and distance and only mae their ap- in this country when on furlough or Prattendance on & general conference. ay All the world has heard of William Tayior and no one was surprised when the general conference of 1888 made him a “missionary ”* It was an honor that could add noth- ing to the luster of his character, but it was everywhere regarded as the Proj thing todo. Bishop Taylor was born in Rock- bridge county, Va, May 22, 1821, and when twenty-two years of age became a member of tke ore conferonce. After serving number of charges he was sent by the mission- ary society to San Francisco, There, from 1849 to 1856, he was a power for good. do- ing the work of s dozen ordinary evan- geliste. In 1856 he started out on an evan- gelistic tour through the eastern tates and Canada, and when five years had been spent in soul saving he continued his efforts in England, Irciand, in Continental Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He re- | mained in the two latter countries three years and then departed for Atrica, where 7.000 converted Katflirs testified to his first yea work among them. Then followed a year o! great revival effort in London and Scotla among the mis- | of the West India Isiands and British | Guiana, Another visit was paid Australia and from thence a journey was taken to C: n, where his labors brought forth marvelous re- sults, In 1872 he, being then at Bombay, com- menced the founding of self-supporting mis- sions, and when the plan was an evident suc- cess he departed for Africa, where he is now engaged in a similar onterp: No man will ever be able to measure the influence of Wm. Taylor on the civilization of this century, BISHOP THORURN. Bishop James M. Thoburn was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio, March 7, 1836. Everything that has happened since is the result largely of his own efforts or his own merit. At the age of fourteen he was left fatherless, and in the struggle that followed there was foreshadowed the greatness which has since become visible to all. He combined study with teaching, and at last succeeded in securing an education in Alle- gheny College, an institution from which he graduated in 1857. A year iater he entered the Pittsburg conference, and in 1859 he was appointed a missionary to India, There he taught and traveled with extraor- dinary vigor and much _ success, new missions multiplying under his mini-trations, He has several times visited this country and has always awakened renowed pubiic interest in the work of his life. LHe is a clever writer, but his literary efforts have been confined to the periodicals of Methodism. He was elected missionary bishop for India in 1883, —see MIZNER’S COURSE. What an American Resident of Guate- mala Says of the Barrundia Case. A letter to Tue Ev ‘@ Srar from an Amer- ican resident of Guatemala speaks of many of the reports published by newspapers concern- ing Minister Mizner’s action m the Barrundia case as “exaggerations and falsifications of news.” He refers to statements telegraphed from Washington in September to the effect that the State Department was not altogether satisfied with Mr. Mizner's conduct, and that there was talk of his recall, Tue dispatch quoted goes on to say that naturally the State Department would be anxious to evade respon- sibility in the matier if it could. Tue Sran's correspondent calls attention to the correspon- dence in the case of Jose Dolores Gamez, pub- lished in the report cn foreign relations in 1885, and which case he says was similar to that of Gen, Barrundia, In this case Mr. Bayard wrote to Mr. Hall, the United States minister at Guatemala, “Under the circumstances it was plainiy the daty of the ‘Honduras’ to deliver him (Gamez) up to the local authorities upon their request,” Te is one of the best-determined points of interna- tional law, says Tux Stan's correspondent, that as Mr. Bayard says in the communication re- ferred to when a merchant vessel énters a port for the purposes of trade she is within the jurisdiction of tuat country. The authors of news 8, would like to have Mr. Mizner punished for doing his duty as a man in the face of a temptation to secx popu- lar favor and applause by tramping under toot the law. “I am pleased to see,” he writes, “that Mr. Mizner 1s a man of backbone and good judgment, and I have no tear of his being recalled, He is just the man that is wanted here. As dean and presiding ofiicer of the diplomatic. corps ot Central America he has displayed unusual ability as a diplomat and good common sense as an American citi- zen, of whom we may all weil feel proud. ‘Ihe successful outcome of the peace negotiations was largely due to his sagacity and good jud ment. I may add that Mr. M further in the matter in tne interes: Barrundia and his family than most men would have done. He had secured @ written guarantee on the part of the president of Guatemala and the minister of foreign rela- tions, made to the goverument of the United States, that in no cuse would the life of Gen, COMMENDING Barrundia be in danger, He 8o stated in his letter to Capt, Pitts, which was read and trans lated to Gen. Barrundia, who notwithstanding caused his own death by opening tire upon the oflicers of the steamer aud the port oiliciais. It happens. too, that Mr. Mizner did not order his surrender. He simply called the c: i attention to the factor what was his duty in the matter, using, as it now turns out, the exact words of Mr. Bayard to Mr. Hall, though he did not see them until afterward, Here we all feel proud of the dignified and moderate course pursued by Minister Mizner, who has never been guilty of any act that an American citizen could feel ashamed of.” ELECTORAL REFORM IN CHILI. The Result of the Conflict Between the Executive and the Legislature. Information has been received at the State Department from Santiago announcing the ad- journment of the congress of Chili, which has just closed the most remarkable and momen- tous legislative session in the history of the country, There has been a long und deter- mined struggle between the exceutive. and legisiative branches of the government, which brought the republic tothe verge of revolution, but has happily ended ina bloodiess victory for the legislative branch that will be prolific in important results. The correspondent referred to writes: “The differences between the executive and the congress led to the passage of the uew electoral law and it will prebably culminate i the passage of a new municipal law. ‘The former will secure to the na a larger share of electoral freedom than they have hitherto enjoyed and it will render possible the elec- tion of a congress and President reflecting, if not entirely so, at all events nearly so, the will of the nation. The latter will confer upon the people a measure of self-government to which they have hitherto been strangers and of which it is possible a large proportion of them will have but an imperfect idea until the new law is put in motion. There is no doubt that both laws wili be found defective, to a certain extent, in practice. which will be the natural result of the anxiety of congress to pass them in time for the approaching elections, Never- theless both laws will be a great and distinct gain for electoral freedom and independeuce, Although the executive can still boxst of an army of cmployes it will not be able to ‘control their votes with the same ease as formerly and as a natural con- sequence there will be much fewer walkovers of government candidates than has been the case up to the present. In the election of pres- ident of the republic especially, there is now to alternate in power, as hnppens in the States and in Eogiand. THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN. Republican Meeting at Rockville— Speeches by Mr. McComas and Others. Correspondence of Tax EVExrxe Stan. Rocxvitie, October 29, The town hall at this place was tonight crowded by representative republicans to wel- come Hon. Louis E. McComas, their candidate for Congress. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and upon the stage several | large and small American flags were displayed. | The meeting was called to order by Mr. C. R. Purdom. chairman of the central committee, who introduced Capt. Joan McDonald as _pre- siding officer of the meeting. After :tirring music by the brass band, Mr. J. Vanee Lewis of Takoma was introduced and made a short but effective speech. He was followed by Mr. B. H. Warner of the District of Columbia, who was greeted with prolonged cheers, The remarks of Mr, Warner were devoted to the improvements in this county, made. as he claimed, by republicans maiu!: who had recently settied sere, and to « aiscus- sion of the questions of tariff and wages, Mr. Charles 8. Willson of Frederick next enter- tained the audience upon the leading issues of the campaign. both state and national, and was often applauded, He was followed by Hon, George A. Pearre of Aliegany, who went into 8 careful review of the tariff and election bills }d had about concluded when Hon. L. E. Mo- Comas, who bad been speaking to x large an- dionce at Olney, eight miles entered the hall and was deafening arplause, which eral minutes. After greeted with lasted for sev- leagues of Maryland, made a rhort but effective address and was iolliowed by Mr. McComas, who, in aspeech of some duration, touched upon all the issues of the campaign and de- fended his course in the last session of Con- gress. He also alluded to his chances in the present contest and confidently claimed ma: jorities im every county in the district except jontgomery and his ciection. In connection with a defense of his vote on the election law id his respects to Senator nan, Col, aghman and other democratic leader, ing that they and their followers had deirav him out of election scveral years ago by using repeaters in the employ of the C. and O. Canal Company while Mr, Gorman was its presi- dent. The meeting closed with an address by Hon. James T. Dubois of Pennsylvania, morning and spent the da his numerous fricnds of both parties, men who have canvassed the entire with him estimate his m; Allegany, 500; Garrett, 3 Washington, 400, and_ allow ‘a democrati jority of from 400 to 500in Montgomery. SAM. WEDDED THE COACHMAN. Binghamton, N.Y., Society Stirred Up Over Miss Phetps’ Marriage. Miss Lizzie Pheips, who is said to have a comfortable fortune of 250,000, was jomed in wedlock, in Binghamton, ) at 3 o'clock Yesterday afternoon to William Slattery, the family coachman. The matriage, which was performed by Rev. Samuc! Dunhan, caused an estrangement betwcen the bride's friends and her family, The ceremony was very simple. No one was present except the young woman's banker and her mother, who accompanied the young couple to Afton, where the groom has purchased a business block and will begiu a mgrcantile career. Norman Phelps, the father, itis claimed by the groom, has gone to New York, He was accompanied by his daughter Emma Fannie, who is engaged to a young man of that city, ‘The Phelps family is one of the oldest and althiest im that section and occupy a mansion at Port Dickson, a beautiful suburb of B:ng- hamton. Their wealth, refinement and culture made them prominent figures in cxclusive cir- although the girls seidom appeared in s0- The mother was very strict and until recently seldom allowed the daughters to en- tertain male acquaintances. ‘The death of Sherman D. Phelps some years ago lett a large fortune to be divided between his two sons—Robertand Arthur. Robert mar- ried, but upon the ceaih of the two boys and Robert's wite each of the judze’s uieces—Liz- zie, Eniaa and Fannie—became heiresees to a large fortune, ‘Two years ago William Slattery of Castle N bman by the He won the Cr -, Was hired asa ¢ the old judge's nieces, 004 graces of the lamily, and treated like a member, occup same table. Fanui with the coachman, who had fair endowment of good loo Lim to her favor, and an en little else but a 3 to recolnmend gagement resulted; but Fannie was jilted for the cider sister. Slat- tery's father was sent to prison about twelve years ago. The Woman’s Medical School Fund. The ladies of Baltimore and other citics who have for some months becn agitating the ques- tion whether or not women should be allowed to enter the medical school of the Johus Hop- kins University when opened yesterday tendered to thet university the requisite $100,000 guar- antce fund, The remaining $400,000 is to be shortly forthcom:ng nad the total amount will then be invested and knowa as the “Woman's Medical School Fund.” coe Semi-Annual! Seal Skin Sale, Wednesday's sale of sea! skius and other furs at Lampson’s in London was considerably larger than that of Monday's in respect of the number disposed of, but the prices obtained were greatly reduced, owing to the fact that the ekins offered yesterday were of inferior quality. the best lots having been put up at the beginning. The sales Monday aggregated 63,000 skins, the average price being £%, an ad- Vauce of 88 per cent over the prices obtained at the gule of 1889. Copper Isiand skins aver- aged 9 shiliings, an advance of 52 per cent over 1889. The bidding at both sales was spir- ited and the bulk of the skins purchased were for the American market, soe Mexico Ketaliates, Minn Shobe of Marshali, Mo., has been ship- ping cattle to Mexico to his partner, H. R. Walker, Monday he received an order from Waiker not to ship any more, as the Mexican government has just placed an impors duty of £500 a car on cattic in retaliation for the Mc- Kunley bill. eerie epee A Town Wiped Out by Fire. Andover. a town with a population of about 1,500, located on the Oil City braach of the Lake Shore and Michigan railroad, was wiped out by fire Monday. About twenty buildings, including the town hail and post office, were burned. Temporary relief has been given the inhabitants, Loss, $40,000; pretty well covered by insurance. =e Mrs. Rearick Confesses Her Guilt. Mrs, Rearick of Woonsocket, 8. D., charged with poisoning her husband, has made a full confession. She had a quarrel with her husband and deliberately put him ont of the way. She put strychuine in some mediciue he was taking and quietly gave him the dose that caused his death in a few hours. Now, she says, she regrets the act. She was maddened by the fact that ber late husband frequently twitted her on her past digressions, tae Virginia State Notes. Mr. Wm. J.Payne and Miss Carrie Zollicoffer, both of Lynchburg, were married yesterday. Miss Zollicoffer is a native of Maryland, in vh state and Virginia she has extensive ly connections, ‘The Washington Artillery of New Orleans has invited the Richmond Howitzers to attend the approaching mardi gras in that city as their guest. Dr. M. McKennie, a well-known resident of Charlottesville, is dead. He leaves four chil- dren—J. C. McKennie of that place, Geo. M. MeKennie of St. Louis, Mo., and Misses Annie and Hettic McKennie of this city. The Farmers’ Alliance of Caroline coun’ have started @ newspaper and named Necessity. ———-oe___ S’m’other George. From the Kansas City Tines, An old negro strolied up to the window in the office of the Kansas City, Kan., commis- sioner of registration the other day and made application for registration papers. ‘What is your name?” asked Assistant Com- missioner Arnold. east of this place, | Mr. Pearre had closed | | Mr. Joseph Smith, chairman of the republican | se RAILROADS. Aki AND OW Kwa Schedule in Effect May 18 Jeave Union Depot. 6th and B tore ewpert’ Stet hd Beast Behe TUT at OM Pont aed nm, ortela al p.m. o. Cinciunati Express datly for stations tm . Kentucky and vthout change to Clm- cars, Lmomnati, Vestibule Sleeper for Lax a Lousvuie Pollan Cam areopen te Pa ‘3 Pennsylvania avenue, oF Wi.chester and way stations, for Lares. 13-30 abd°B dO pene O80 Pm janiore, week dasa, & Inu Washineton and 210,325, 4:32, am. 100, od Pa. Jeave Baltimore for Washincton, 8:20, G5 0. 8-00, dS aud 16 v and Ti80. p: ioe? Biko, VIG dues 4, 0. a and ii 00 p. sand 830 an, ig-id, and ‘8 0a “3 ‘Leave suites 330 pm 4:30 a A sunuae, on the Metropolitan Branch, 16.30 Pan. Suudass, 8 Clty Gina, BIST im Jor Principal siatious oni 2:08 Poss sud Way Stations, 14.35 p. Hiy-oy: 114200 pa. teins ie ‘or Boyd's ana intermediate stations, *7.00 p. ‘Gurea’ train leaves Wasuthten ont buaeey ee LAD B.B)., Si0p)10K sail stations on Metropell For Frederick, 16:50, S83 Wee t tan 11:30 ame on 40 Am, and 15:30 Tanne ‘ariive from chicwo daily 1180 a.m. 10 p from Cimemnui aug St. Lows daly 33 200 Mm from Fittoure 7:10am. 5.50 phi, *4 205, 18 -0} 0, bad “10: Por’ Newark, pd.00 am, of he uu, ry termediate points between Baltimore hig 10500 and 67-20 am, 12:00, “he ius leave New York for Wash “o Oe, "2:00, "S90, “D-00 pan and’ 221 Philadepite for Wasiiugs bs “ise ae, thaw “SEE 3S 50 pmw., with Pulims: bor Phuade, pm ara is. ave 40, ¥ bags uce catied 40F ALG clecked {reo ences by Union ‘Traunier Con Ueket offices, O19 aua c _3. 7, ODELL, \HE GREAT FENNSYL Ip effect at TRAINS LEAVE WAS COKN:. otha Boi. bk UI¥ abd the West, Chicago Luniteu «xpress “ Vesuubuie Care at 10:00 Fost Line, 10:00 aus daily w Ciic-xs Sud 96 Louis, with Slepiug Care tn buck to Mmuicnapuiis, dievung Aitoons to Ch i St Lous, Chicago S0paD. daily.” Parior Car aud Dieepine Care hicago an mr Wasb- bury to St. Louis, dahinw Car Barrebur Tucauna. We ‘with Sieepiny Case Touts, coussect 4. Ae West, with Unrough BSleey ily, tor Pittebur to Pitisbunx, Jottsbury to Chicavo. r except Savurday, 10:00 pms With Sicepi Car Weliugton to hochester, For Wiaieport, dock Haves apd Elum at L0:50m im. daily, except Sunday. dui) Ort daly, PUL PHILALLI ALLA, NLW >.m. YORK AND THE EAST, 424, 9:00, 41:00 and 11:40 am, 2:10, 3:he 4:20, o240, 10-00 aud 11.29 pan.” On Sunday, 8.00, Lis40 eau, 2-10, 3:15, 4:40, 10-00 and 08 21:20 yim. Lunited Laypress of Pullman Parlor Gurs, 9:40 am. amiy, except Sunday, sor New ork quis Lituited £2/:rese with Dung Caro 00m i al i FOR PHILADELPUIA ONLY Fast express 5:10 au. week days aud 4:00 pm gate dapress, Suuday. = S40 ba dor be 1 ays, and Silo pan, For brooklyn, N¥ through trains connect a devrey City wiih Loats of Brooklyn Aubex, afford> tug direct tod ulton street, avviding double Jetiinge actor: New Lark city For Auauue City, 11:40am, week Gaya, 11.20p.m 9:00, 9:40, 10.4 03, to 94h 6-00. 54 cui. For ba.umore, € o's Creek Lane, ey «:20 and 9:00 am,, 12:05 and 4:20 except Buuday, Sundays Y-v0 au 1D X soul AN EFFECT MA ry Alexandria, 4 aren utice, 7-45 aim. end 4:55 an, Saude __ cg Page to conbation Irom hotels and resudences. CHAS. PUGH, 3. K. WOOb, General Manager. fuy]2] Grerdl Passeuger Agent, Db AND DANVILLE RAILROAD C0, 4 "3, , 1880. ail, ‘Gay for Warren, tor tesville, Lyuchourg aud Stations between ‘Aexanana cud ‘Lynchburx, Atlanta Bristol, Auoxvalle, Chat 1s. h.am.—Fast Mail daily for Culpeper, Char peuke and Olio "Route, Danville and stations be Kalewn, 1a Jottesville, Stauons Chessy Lyackburg, hocky Mount, Tween Lynchbury and Div Arueville, Churiotte, quan Sleeper Danville to Columbia and Augusta. Pull man blcepers Washington 0 C via C. and Q ute. WE .m.--Daily, except Sunday, Jor Manssssg bt and intermediate stauious. 4:3 p.m.—Duily via Lyncibure, Bristol and Chat tanoowa, Puliman Vestubuie yr Wastiineton Mempia, connecting thence sor al cad 0 beth Western “Express daily for ariottegvilic. ‘Staunton, Lodieviie, Cincinuse Pullman Vesubule Iran Wasuiucteu to Ginciunath Jeeper tor Louisvilie, ‘An eae ty AR Montgomery, New Orleans, 1) Crt Vestibule Car W. Mouyomers. Pullman Biceper Washington to Biruangbam, Ala, vie Atlante ‘Georgia Paciic Kailway, aud’ Pullinan Sleeper Washington 10 Asheville and "Hot Springs, SCs Also Washington 40 Augusta vis Dap: and Ohio division leave Wanbe Augusta, Atiaut aud Cailiornia. Jew Uricans vis AUanta end . and 4:10 p.m. Olio route gutl Charlotiesvilie at 2:48 pau, sud Fam and 6.53 amu. | Strasburg local at 10-47 s.m, fickets, aleeping car reservation furnished and vacrue ‘t office, 1300 S)ieutis gue ante yansonser Staten, Fenuayivenia Faulrosd, Gt Bate, JAS. Le TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agent, =" — ae crema — HOKT KUUTE TO LONDO! S*ONoMDDLUTSCHER LLOYD 8. oa, Southey ion Condon, Havre), Bremen, a Fs et say Routes oat San. Alier, Wed. NO¥. —m.; ‘Werrm, Sort Span ‘naale, Wed, Nov. Bat, Nov. 15, 5 p.m. 12 6 am; ‘Comfortable state Steesos cea £ ‘¥zo Penn ave. DENTISTRY. eed BOOKS AND STATIONERY